Mark Kastel, co-founder of the Cornucopia Institute, a progressive farm policy research group based in Wisconsin, discusses the corporate takeover of organic milk, and how corporations are getting around the implementation of organic practices while still calling their products "organic." He shares the Cornucopia scorecard that rates companies by how well they are adhering to the spirit of the organic guidelines, discusses the environmental, cultural and health benefits of supporting truly organic dairy practices, and how we can maintain the integrity of organic dairies going forward.

Marcelle Pick, author, nurse practitioner and medical advisor to Healthy Living Magazine discusses her new book Are You Tired and Wired? She explores why people are suffering through the day irritable, forgetful, depressed, craving sweets, exhausted and yet unable to sleep well at night. Learn the underlying causes of being tired and wired and how to break the cycle.

Raising Elijah:Protecting Our Children In An Age of Environmental Crisis

Biologist, author and mother, Sandra Steingraber discusses her new book Raising Elijah. Steingraber demonstrates how the intimate world of parenting connects to the public world of policy-making and how the ongoing environmental crisis is fundamentally a crisis of family life.

Award-winning science writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripled over the last two decades? He discusses his findings from his latest book "Anatomy Of An Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America."

The rally on March 4th will start at 11 a.m., on the Capitol steps. At 1:00 people will go to talk with legislators. At 3:00 the universal health care bill will have its first reading. Everyone is encouraged to attend!

An interview with Dr. Susan Love about the 5th edition of her book "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book." Originally a surgeon, and now a specialist in breast problems, Dr. Love teaches at Harvard Medical School and her book is considered the bible of breast-care books.

John Robbins, the author of Diet For A New America, says this about Whitewash in the foreword:

"I might be one of the last people you would expect to find questioning the value of dairy products for human health. Not that this is an easy question for most people. The assumption that dairy products are wonderful foods prevails throughout our culture with amazing tenacity. But in my family of origin, this assumption was held with a steadfastness that was virtually religious.
There was a reason. My father founded, owned and ran what became the world’s largest ice cream company --- Baskin-Robbins. Our house included a commercial-sized freezer with each of the 31 flavors, one for each day of the month. By the time I was 21, my father had manufactured and sold more ice cream than any human being who had ever lived on the planet. And he groomed me, his only son, to succeed him. It was his plan that I would follow in his footsteps.

So what am I doing writing a foreword for a book titled Whitewash: The Disturbing Truth About Cow’s Milk And Your Health? It turned out that I didn’t follow my father’s plan, but instead walked away from the company and the money it represented to become an advocate for a healthy and compassionate way of life. And that brings me to this marvelous book by Joseph Keon. Because if you are looking for the truth about dairy products and your health, if you are wanting to understand what scientific research has actually shown, this book is an immensely helpful resource. I consider it, in fact, the best book yet written on the subject."

Guest host Tami Dean speaks with Dr. Mary Fry about seasonal depression. Dr. Fry is a naturopathic physician and owner of a Healthy State of Mind, LLC; a clinical practice focusing on the natural treatment of mental illness. Dr. Fry obtained her degree in naturopathic medicine from the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She continued her studies with an NIH (National Institute of Health) post-doctoral research fellowship in the department of Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Fry works collaboratively with psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals in delivering customized care for a wide range of psychiatric and general medical conditions.

A discussion of the book The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger, by Richard Wilkenson and Kate Pickett. The authors compiled extensive international data to support their premise. Dr. Courtney Campbell, OSU Professor of Religion and Culture, spoke about the book at a meeting of Physicians for a National Health Care Plan in Corvallis.